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Ridge Man Faces Rare Tularemia After Tick Bite on Long Island

A Ridge, Long Island man says a tick bite at his home led to a tularemia (rabbit fever) diagnosis after tests at Stony Brook Medicine; the CDC notes about 200 US cases annually, but Nassau and Suffolk health departments say no Long Island cases have been confirmed yet as officials seek state health input while investigations continue.

via News12 | Long Island|

#health #health-departments #long-island

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Cyclospora Outbreak: Stomach Bug Spreading in Houston Area

The City of Houston, Harris, and Fort Bend County health departments are urging people to wash fruits, vegetables, and hands due to an outbreak of Cyclospora, a gastrointestinal disease. Doctors are seeing an increase in cases of RSV, strep throat, scarlet fever, acute gastroenteritis, skin problems, hemorrhoids, allergies, heat exhaustion, and mosquito-borne illnesses like West Nile.

via KPRC Click2Houston|

#common-illnesses #cyclospora-outbreak #gi-disease